Land transfer, depositing lease money in Jaipur just a few clicks away

JAIPUR: People in the city will be spared the pain of going to the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) headquarters for the purpose of transferring of land properties and depositing the lease money.

The JDA will start online facility on Tuesday in this regard. To avail online facility, the residents will have to register on the civic body's website. The JDA will charge Rs 100 as registration fee that can be deposited through debit/credit card or net banking.

"After the registration is done, the applicants have to appear at JDA once for verification of uploaded documents. The applicants can choose the date online as per their convenience," said a senior official.

"In case the applicants cannot appear on the given date, any family member or friend could come to JDA on their behalf. The person who is appearing will have to carry the identity card of the applicant," added the official. The applicant can also track the progress of their file online after logging in their account.

"The applicants have to follow their account as JDA could also seek information regarding the documents. Also, JDA will upload the documents once the work is completed and the applicant will have to make the payment again, if required," the official further informed. He added, after the documents are uploaded by the applicants, they have to meet the counselor at JDA to verify whether the uploaded documents are genuine. The counselor then forwards the documents to the nodal officer. The applicant will be informed via message within seven days after the process is initiated.

In the current system, an applicant needs to submit a file for building approval in the Citizen Care Centre office (CCC) at the JDA. With the launch of both online services, JDA's manpower is expected get relief. "With the launch of online services, the high number of applications that pour in, which primarily come for name transfer and building approval, will all be managed online, with their manpower then put to other tasks," an official said.